Sirs. Very interesting thread. Would like to point out that the Norwegian contigent has been pretty consistent through the whole play, and still contributes. There is a disturbing frequency-shift of contacts around Mazar and Meymaneh. We lost 4 just recently, and our SF guys are almost run down because of brutal rotation-rates on mountain specialists.

I think one aspect that is central is that all actions taken in the last years are unfortunately mostly trying to fix our own sins by omission in the 2001-2006 period in Afghansitan. I seriously hope some of the wizards who are thinking contigency takes that wisdom into account for any new adventures. We need integrated command-teams with basic unit cohesion, that have worked together. Inter-alliance tribalism seems to be rampant at times...? (Disclaimer: I am not active service military, just an old draftee.)